Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster was just released for PlayStation 3 and PS Vita not long ago, but if you missed out on those platforms and still want to experience these games, there’s hope for you yet! It’s headed to PlayStation 4 in North America as of May 12 and May 14 in Japan.

Along with the obvious visual improvements you’ll be able to expect from the PS4 version, you will be able to transfer saves across all consoles you own the game on. You can also use remote play with your Vita, and enjoy the game with either the original or remastered PlayStation 4 version soundtrack.

Check out some improved visuals below and get hyped to experience these beloved games again on the PlayStation 4!

[via Gematsu]

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Medical and hygiene product manufacturer Hakujuji, which previously teamed up for anime productions with series like Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions and Gintama, has now launched a promotion with KanColle. Along with Ikazuchi Inazuma and Fubuki art, the campaign features a chance to win face towels, tote bags, t-shirts and vacuum flask scanning purchased products with a smartphone app, or win a branded first-aid kit by helping to get the word out on Twitter.

The first chapter of the Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin OVA series, Blue Eyed Casval was released at 13 selected theaters across Japan on February 28. In only two days, it earned an amazing 73,726,200 yen on 56,397 admissions, ranking 7th in the weekend box office. It owned the last weekend’s highest per theater average of 5,671,246 yen. It will be screend for a limited time of two weeks till March 13.

The last weekend’s top-grossing new comer, Yui Aragaki-strarring film Kuchibiru ni Uta wo opened on 226 screens, ranking 4th with 83,033,900 yen. Its per theater average was 367,406 yen, only one fifteenth of Blue Eyed Casval. The second chapter Sorrow of Artesia will be released in this fall.

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It is confirmed today that, following “Parade” for the first chapter, four-member Japanese rock band Bump of Chicken provides their newly written song “Colony” as the theme song for the second and final chapter of the live-action film adaptations of Hitoshi Iwaaki’s popular horror action manga Kiseijyu/Parasyte. The song will be released on April 22 as a double A-side single with “Hello, world!,” the OP song for the TV anime adaptation of Yasuhiro Nightow’s supernatural action manga Kekkai Sensen/Blood Blockade Battlefront.

The official websites for the upcoming fourth TV anime adaptation of Roots and Piyo’s comedy manga series Teekyu and its spin-off series Takamiya Nasuno Desu! simultaneously announced today that the two will premiere in Japan on April 6. The Teekyu fouth season will premiere on Tokyo MX at 25:05, then Takamiya Nasuno Desu! will follow three minutes later at 25:08.

Shin Itagaki, who worked on the three previous seasons, returns as director, script writer and character designer for both. Maiko Miyake supports him as co-character designer and animation director for the fourth Teekyu. Millepensee works on anime production instead of MAPPA for the first three. And of course, all of the four main voice cast: Yui Watanabe (Yuri Oshimoto), Suzuko Mimori (Kanae Shinjo), Kyoko Narumi (Nasuno Takamiya) and Kana Hanazawa (Marimo Bandou) reprise their roles.

Did you ever happen to think the cockroaches from Terra Formars were cute or anything remotely resembling the sentiment? Probably not, right? Someone obviously did, because Terra Formars’ upcoming lottery promotion includes a plush humanoid roach for you to snuggle with. Cute…right?

The rest of the lottery prizes are less bizarre, but still prizes fans of the series and manga will likely want to get their hands on. Fans who want to try and win can head over to Circle K Sunkus stores to put down 600 yen per entry on tickets beginning March 7. Check out what you could win below!

[via Anime News Network]

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We haven’t seen much from PoPoLoCrois Farm Story since its announcement, but a few tidbits have eked out here and there along the way. Most recently, Marvelous has released a new batch of screenshots that show off one of the game’s areas ripe for exploration.

It’s called Matthew Village, and protagonist Prince Pietro is charged with visiting this snowy retreat where snow falls year round. There’s a special dungeon there that Pietro must fight through in order to ensure a young girl name Sasha can continue producing crops afterward.

The game is headed out for a retail release on June 18 in Japan, but no word yet on a Western release just yet.

[via Gematsu]

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Godzilla generally looks like he’s having an extremely unpleasant day, and the new Godzilla 1991 soft-vinyl model from X-plus is no exception to this rule.

Just look at how grumpy the Big G looks:

The Toho 30cm series Yuji Sakai Modeling Collection Godzilla 1991 Hokkaido Version goes on sale in April, 2015. When fully assembled it is 27.5 cm (10.8 inches) tall and 44cm (17.3 inches) long. It retails for 22,500 to 28,620 yen ($188 to $239 US) online, depending on the vendor and whether the purchase is a standard release or a limited special edition.

X-Plus specializes in premium models, and the attention to detail is superb, but I think the price is a little too much for this kaiju fan. That kind of entry fee would devastate my wallet.

Sources:

KaijuAddicts.com

Mamegyorai.co.jp

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For those of you interested in finally snagging Sword Art Online: Lost Song when it hits in Japan, there are a couple new TV spots that have begun airing that you’ll want to check out.

Bandai Namco’s spots both revolve around new characters that make appearances in both versions of the PS Vita and PlayStation 3 title. There’s less than a month left to wait for the game’s release, so if you can’t wait to explore the cyber world with your favorite SAO characters, be prepared to import.

But don’t be too hasty — there’ll most likely be a localized version coming sometime soon as well if Bandai Namco is half as cool as they’ve been lately.

A number of new CG scenes have also recently been published…

And the game’s limited edition cover…

[via Gematsu]

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Following today’s 5pb. Festival 2015 at Tokyo Akihabara BELLESALLE, Dengeki Online teased that executive director Chiyomaru Shikura has an announcement coming on March 28th, possibly concerning a new science adventure game. The most recent of these was last December’s “Delusional Science Adventure” Chaos;Child, a follow-up to 2008’s Chaos;Head. The series also featured 2008’s “Hypothetical Science Adventure” Steins;Gate and 2012’s “Augmented Science Adventure” Robotics;Notes.

【速報】志倉千代丸氏の新作が3月28日に発表。科学ADVシリーズ最新作の発表はあるのか？ http://t.co/whZnr1EwM9

— 電撃オンライン (@dengekionline) March 1, 2015

via Yaraon

——Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain’t It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.

]]>http://www.animecapsule.com/new-science-adventure-to-be-announced-in-march/feed/0VIDEO: Latest “Super Robot Taisen Z3 Tengoku Hen” Preview Postedhttp://www.animecapsule.com/video-latest-super-robot-taisen-z3-tengoku-hen-preview-posted/
http://www.animecapsule.com/video-latest-super-robot-taisen-z3-tengoku-hen-preview-posted/#commentsSun, 01 Mar 2015 15:35:55 +0000http://www.animecapsule.com/video-latest-super-robot-taisen-z3-tengoku-hen-preview-posted/Bandai Namco has posted a second preview of Super Robot Taisen Z3 Tengoku Hen to hype the crossover mecha strategy RPG’s April 2nd PS3/Vita release. The first run of this conclusion to the Z series will have DLC codes for Rengoku Hen, a new bridge chapter between 3rd Super Robot Wars Z Jigoku Hen and Tengoku Hen.

A surge in Japanese whisky sales is partially the work of the popular NHK morning drama, Massan, starring Tetsuji Tamayama and Charlotte Kate Fox.

Massan – which began its run in September 2014 and concludes on March 28, 2015 – is a fictionalized re-telling of the real-life story of Masataka Taketsuru and his wife, the Scotland-born Jesse Roberta Cowan, who founded the Nikka Whisky Distilling company in 1934. The series is notable for being the first time a non-Japanese actress stars in a leading role for an NHK morning drama.

Nikka Whisky Distilling has reported a 124% increase in sales from the previous year. Company spokesman Masanao Sugi credits this increased interest to the popularity of the Massan TV drama.

This is not the first time a popular work of fiction has kindled interest in alcoholic beverages. The manga, Drops of God, by Tadashi Agi is reported to have had a similar effect in spurring interest in wine. America has seen similar sales spikes after films such as Bottle Shock and Sideways.

Source: Yahoo! News

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The “Mecha Tsuku” (“Make a Mecha”) competition has entered its final phase, in which the five finalists will be judged by popularity to determine which lucky concept becomes a full-fledged mecha anime for Fuji TV.

Out of a pool of over 400 initial entries, the five finalists are:

STAR STORKS.

Enthusiaster!

deadEndSparks.

RS Plan.

and Dawn’s Light Deendrive.

The video that accumulates the most views by March 31, 2015, will be declared the winner of the competition.

More information can be found at the official “Mecha Tsuku” website.

Which mecha do you want to win?

Source: Animeanime.jp

Paul Chapman is the host of the Greatest Movie EVER! Podcast and GME! Anime Fun Time.

CLIE today launched the official page for the upcoming third stage play based on the Persona 3 game series, titled Persona 3: The Weird Masquerade ~Soeun no Kesshou (Bismuth Crystal)~. While no details are announced, it is confirmed that all of the cast of the previous play will return for the new chapter. Makoto Kimura (Nice Complex) who worked on the second play again directs with script by Kotora Kagurazawa (MAG.net). It is scheduled to be performed at the G-Rosso theater in Tokyo Dome City from June 4 to 13.

The first play Ao no Kakusei (Blue Awakening) was performed at the G-Rosso theater from January 8 to 12, 2014. Then the sequel play Gunjyou no Meikyu (Ultramarine Labyrinth) followed at Theater 1010 in Tokyo from September 16 to 23.